MLB Trade Rumors

We’re three weeks into the 2024 season, and this year’s crop of Rule 5 picks has had an atypical amount of staying power. That’s perhaps in part due to the fact that only ten players were selected in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft, but as of this writing, only one Rule 5 selection has been returned to his original organization. For those unfamiliar, in order to be eligible for the Rule … [Read more...] about 2023 Rule 5 Update: April Edition

As one might expect, December’s blockbuster Juan Soto trade between the Padres and Yankees took on several different permutations before the two sides finally agreed on the seven players involved.  The New York Post’s Jon Heyman reports that the Padres had interest in 17 different Yankees players before finally agreeing on a package of four pitchers (Michael King, Randy … [Read more...] about NL West Notes: Padres, Yankees, Soto, Montgomery, Treinen, Bryant

6:24pm: Bard told the Colorado beat that he’ll rehab from the surgery before deciding next year whether he wants to continue his playing career (X link via Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post). 5:05pm: Rockies right-hander Daniel Bard will require surgery on the flexor tendon in his throwing arm and will miss the rest of the season. Thomas Harding of MLB.com was among those to … [Read more...] about Daniel Bard To Undergo Season-Ending Flexor Tendon Surgery

The Rockies announced earlier this afternoon that outfielder Sam Hilliard has cleared waivers and been assigned outright to Triple-A Albuquerque. Hilliard, 30, began his big league career in the Rockies organization as a 15th-round pick in the 2015 draft. The outfielder rose through the system to debut with the Rockies in 2019 and spent parts of four seasons with the club, … [Read more...] about Rockies Outright Sam Hilliard

The Diamondbacks officially introduced Jordan Montgomery at a press conference yesterday, with Montgomery, agent Scott Boras, and several team officials answering questions from the Arizona Republic’s Nick Piecoro, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports, and other media.  D’Backs managing general partner Ken Kendrick said that the club initially checked in on Montgomery early in the … [Read more...] about NL West Notes: D’Backs, Montgomery, Buehler, Monfort